The Käthe Leichter Prize is the Austrian State Prize for women's research, gender studies and gender equality in the workplace.
History The prize, founded in 1991, was created on the initiative of the historian Herbert Steiner, who was assisted by Minister of Women's Affairs, Johanna Dohnal. It is named after the Social Democratic politician Käthe Leichter (1895–1942), who was murdered. The award, which was originally endowed with the title of "State Prize for the Women's History of the Workers and Workers' Movement", is awarded annually by the Ministry of Women and the Ministry of Social Affairs to two women. The jury decides on the award of the prize.
Winners The winners of the prize have included: yearState prizeRecognition award1991Antonia Bruha, Edith SaurerEdeltraud Glettler, Helga Embacher1992Nawal El Saadawi, Gerda NeyerGabriella Hauch, Sylvia Hahn shared with Susanne Mittermeier, Brigitte Bailer-Galanda1993Birgit Bolognese-Leuchtenmüller, Waltraud HeindlErika Thurner, Karin Berger1994Gabriele Anderl, Irene Bandhauer-Schöffmann, Ela HornungHelga Hieden-Sommer, Anna Zarnowska1995Gerda Lerner, Edeltraud RanftlIngrid Bauer, Ursula Floßmann1996Elisabeth List, Eva CybaKarin Schmidlechner-Lienhart, Monika Bernold1997Herta Nagl-Docekal, Susanne MillerBirgit Buchinger, Johanna Gehmacher1998Neda Bei, Ursula Kubes-HofmannSabine Elisabeth Strasser, Sandra Wiesinger-Stock1999Johanna Dohnal, Lisbeth N. TralloriHanna Hacker, Christa Ehrmann-Hämmerle2000Ulli Pastner, Ulrike PapouschekElisabeth Holzleithner, Susan Zimmermann2001-2004no awardsno awards2005Edit SchlafferMichaela Sohn-Kronthaler, Regine Bendl, Maria Mesner shared with Barbara Rohregger2006Ruth KlugerAnita Ziegerhofer-Prettenthaler, Andrea Griesebner, Andrea Ellmeier2007Margareta KreimerChristine Wächter, Andrea Leitner, Ilse Korotin, Brigitte Lehmann2008Eva KreiskyGabriele Michalitsch, Viktoria Kriehebauer, Michaela Judy, Johanna Hofbauer2009Gudrun BifflChristiane Spiel, Luise Gubitzer, Birge Krondorfer, Brigitte Ratzer, Monika Ankele2010Luzenir CaixetaHeidi Schrodt, Gerhild Meier, Bettina Schrittwieser, Alexandra Weiss, Elisabeth Klatzer2011Christa SchlagerAngelika Paseka, Beate Großegger, Helga Amesberger shared with Brigitte Halbmayr, Petra Unger2012Anna SporrerSusanne Dermutz, Birgitt Haller, Ursula Till-Tentschert, Evelyn Höbenreich, Lisa Fischer2013Doris GuggenbergerIlona Horwath, Michaela Windisch-Graetz, Christine Mayrhuber, Sieglinde Rosenberger, Roswith Roth2014Doris WeichselbaumerIlse Bartosch, Angela Wroblewski, Ingrid Mairhuber, Bettina Haidinger, Brigitte Rath2015Birgit SauerDorothea Gaudart, Nadja Bergmann, Julia Eichinger, Karin Schönpflug, Hilde Stockhammer2016Brigitte YoungSilvia Kronberger, Waltraud Ernst, Elli Scambor, Karin Sardadvar, Sybille Pirklbauer2017Helene MaimannHeidi Niederkofler, Käthe Knittler, Tamara Geisberger, Nikita Dhawan, Elisabeth Greif2018Andrea Bramberger, Traude Mitschka-KogojRenate Ortlieb, Kerstin Witt-Löw, Alyssa Schneebaum, Gitti Vasicek2019Maria Cristina BoidiJulia Schuster, Elisabeth Anna Günther, Katharina Mader, Veronika Duma, 2020Gabriele Zuna-KratkyJohanna Pirker, Helene Schiffbänker, , Doris Allhutter, Veronika Helfert2021Christine Zulehner, Muriel Niederle, Emma Dowling, Karin Neuwirth
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